The Pulpit
Resources for Preaching
-
Proper 23 • Matthew 22:1–14 • October 9, 2011
By Timothy Dost The Parable of the Great Banquet This text can be challenging because it not only presents the issues of the place of God’s…
-
Proper 22 • Matthew 21:33–46 • October 2, 2011
By William Carr Context Matthew 21 begins with the “Palm Sunday” entry to Jerusalem. For the moment, Jesus is “riding high,” even if on a…
-
Proper 21 • Matthew 21:23–27 (28–32) • September 25, 2011
By Gerhard Bode Why the Question about Jesus’s Authority? The events in this account from Matthew 21 take place on the Monday before Jesus’s crucifixion.…
-
Proper 20 • Matthew 20:1–16 • September 18, 2011
By David I. Lewis Introduction: Today’s Gospel reading contains a parable that is unique to Matthew’s Gospel, the so-called parable of the workers in the vineyard.…
-
Proper 19 • Matthew 18:21–35 • September 11, 2011
By Dale A. Meyer “In this Christian church, he…” Though not our usual style, this text invites an expository approach. The familiar subsections of this reading…
-
Proper 18 • Matthew 18:1–20 • September 4, 2011
By James L. Brauer Caring for the Kingdom’s Greatest Is this reading to be handled as a single insight into the kingdom or is one section…
-
Proper 17 • Matthew 16:21–28 • August 28, 2011
By Thomas Manteufel Don’t Cross Out the Cross! Both the Old Testament and the Gospel lessons for this day show some startling, unsettling pictures of well-known…
-
Proper 16 • Matthew 16:13–20 • August 21, 2011
By Kyle Castens Who? What? Have you ever tried to work yourself into a story? In this morning’s Gospel text, Jesus asks the disciples a…
-
Proper 15 • Matthew 15:21–28 • August 14, 2011
by Michael J. Redeker Liturgical Context: This week’s readings answer a question, “Do Gentiles have a part in God’s plan of salvation?” For example, Psalm…